Will my PSU hold it up?

Jrm1996 · Jan 21, 2014

Hi, i have a 600w Silverstone PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256071..
and i just bought an Fx 8320, and i was wondering if it could power 2 R9 280x's..

Dark Lord of Tech · Jan 21, 2014

No . it can't power 2.

Jrm1996 · Jan 21, 2014

Thanks, can you make a suggestion, thats relatively inexpensive?

oczdude8 · Jan 21, 2014

No way, I'd recommend a 850W (atleast) for those 2 cards.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jan 21, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($162.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $162.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-21 23:05 EST-0500)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: Cooler Master V1000 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $179.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-21 23:06 EST-0500)

Jrm1996 · Jan 21, 2014

do you have anything on the cheaper side, my budget is around 100$ haha, or should i just wait and grab one of the cards?

Dark Lord of Tech · Jan 21, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($118.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $118.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-21 23:08 EST-0500)

Jrm1996 · Jan 21, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-hx750 would that work?

Dark Lord of Tech · Jan 21, 2014

No , you need at least 850w for 2 R9 280x's

Jrm1996 · Jan 21, 2014

Alrighty, the for the help!

Dark Lord of Tech · Jan 21, 2014

No problem , thanks for posting.

Jrm1996 · Jan 21, 2014

Oh 1 more question, I bought the Asus M5A97 le version mobo, I won't encounter any problems with xfire will I?

Dark Lord of Tech · Jan 21, 2014

PCI Express 2.0 x16
2 (x16, x4)

Won't happen ^ Sorry no Xfire

Jrm1996 · Jan 21, 2014

It says it has xfire support, are there just not enough slots? Sorry new to this haha

Dark Lord of Tech · Jan 21, 2014

One is 16 , one is 4 , you want at least 8 and 8.

Jrm1996 · Jan 21, 2014

Ah, it just wouldn't be fully capable?

Dark Lord of Tech · Jan 22, 2014

Wouldn't be worth it.

Jrm1996 · Jan 22, 2014

Thanks for all your help, love this forum too! <3

Dark Lord of Tech · Jan 22, 2014

Glad to help!

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